North Naples Fire District reinstates advanced life support system

Nine-year-old Edrianna Pierre helps North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District Lt. John Stanfill to practice stabilizing children during a training session at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedic Justin Gibson practices stabilizing broken arms during a training session at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Seven-year-old Adriana Plaza chats with North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District's Pat Browne during a training session to help firefighter paramedics learn to interact with children better at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Nine-year-old Sophia Orifice has her arm stabilized while helping North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District Captain Andrea Schultz to train at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Seven-year-old Arsim Slova is immobilized in a child-sized immobilizer while helping North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedics Mike Jimenez, David Perez and Rick Green, left to right, to train at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Seven-year-old Arsim Slova is immobilized in a child-sized immobilizer while helping North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedics Mike Jimenez, David Perez and Rick Green, left to right, to train at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Seven-year-old Adriana Plaza is suspended in a child-sized immobilizer while helping North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedics Tulio Sandoval and David Jones train at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

Five-year-old Noah Tajah tries out a child-sized immobilizer while helping North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedics train at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedic Rick Green lets a group of children test his pupil reaction during a training session at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedic Rick Green lets a group of children test his pupil reaction during a training session at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedic Regan Systma works with elementary school-age children during a training session at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff

North Naples Fire Control & Rescue District firefighter paramedics setup for a training session to practice interacting with children at Veterans Community Park on Friday, March 4, 2011, in Naples. After a nearly two-year hiatus, the fire district is finalizing the process of reintroducing its advanced life support program. The Florida Department of Health issued the fire district a state license to perform ALS on Monday, following the Collier County Commission's approval in January to start its own program. David Albers/Staff